Orange County Indexed
The Black surname
The Black name in Orange County Indexed: 32 historical records, 2 people in the chronology and 3 headings in books and archives.
- In the records
- 1755 to 1842
most named in the 1760s
- Tax lists 1755–1780
- Deeds 1764–1842
- Wills 1774–1785
- Court minutes 1779–1811
- In the chronology
- 1975 to 1988 2 people in 3 entries, most in the 1970s
- In books and archives
- 3 people, born 1823 to 1948
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Eno River (4), Hico Creek (1), Stinking Quarter Creek (1), Crooked Creek (1), New Hope Creek (1)
- Often named with
- Copeland 5, Serjant 3, Allen 2, Quinn 2
- People with a page here
- A. R. (Archibald Ray) Black, James B. (James Boyce) Black, Jimmy Black, Lewis Black
- Spellings to try
- Blaik
- Search beyond these records
- Black in Ancestry Library Edition (on the library’s public computers; add Orange County, North Carolina as a place)
- HeritageQuest, through NC LIVE (anywhere, with your OCPL library card; search Black there)
- Black in Orange County records on FamilySearch (free account)
Drawn from the records below. Families named together, or married to one another, are leads to follow, not proof of kinship. A similar spelling may be another family, and two people of the same name are not necessarily the same person.
In the chronology 2 people
The people of this surname named in the county’s dated events, as the names index lists them. Each printed name is its own heading; names that may be one person are not merged.
- Black, Marianne 2 entries, 1975–1988
- Black, T. R. L. 1 entry, 1976
In books and archives 3 headings
Subject headings from the library catalogs Orange County Indexed gathers. A family heading collects genealogies and family papers; a person heading, the works about that person.
- Black, Lewis, 1948- 4 works
- Black, Jimmy, 2 works
- Black, A. R. (Archibald Ray), 1823-1889 1 work
In the historical records 32 records
15 deeds, 11 court minutes, 3 tax list entries and 3 wills and papers, oldest first. Every record that names someone of this surname, as the record spells it; choose a collection to narrow the list. Search the name in every collection
1750s
- 1755Tax listsThe 1755 list of tithables: William Black
1760s
- 1764DeedsAnnanias Allen to John Black, August 1764
- 1764DeedsGeorge Lumpkin to William Black, November 1764
- 1765DeedsWilliam Serjant to William Black, May 1765
- 1765DeedsWilliam Serjant to John Black, May 1765
- 1765DeedsWilliam Serjant to John Black, May 1765
- 1765DeedsEarl Granville to Peter Black, August 1765
- 1766DeedsCharles Copeland to William Black, 2 June 1766
- 1766DeedsCharles Copeland to William Black, 2 June 1766
- 1767DeedsPeter Black to John Allen, August 1767
1770s
- 1770DeedsJohn Black to Daniel Duncan, 15 December 1770
- 1774WillsWill of Jonathan West
- 1778DeedsWilliam Black & Frances Black to Peter Copeland, 6 August 1778
- 1778DeedsWilliam Black & Otheel Francis Black to Peter Copeland, 6 August 1778
- 1779Court minutesDeed, Wm. & Frances Black his wife to Peter Copeland.
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Black Jacob
1780s
- 1780Tax listsThe 1780–81 tax lists: Black, Jacob (Caswell District)
- 1784Court minutesWill of Thomas Brazier, proved by Hanes Black.
- 1784WillsWill of Thomas Breazier
- 1785WillsWill of William (x) Craige
- 1788DeedsBenjamin Black to Robert Campbell, 10 December 1788
1810s
1840s
Undated
- DeedsAbijah Massey to Isam Black [Isham Blake]
- Court minutesThe court divided the listed taxables between Orange New Road and Trading Path and required delivery of the allocation to the clerk.
- Court minutesWilliam Black replaced William Maines as constable.
- Court minutesJacob Black brought a debt claim against Hugh Quinn.
- Court minutesAny twelve of Robert Bumpass, John Bumpass, Jonas Parker and 21 others were authorized to open the Striplands path–county-line road; Will…
- Court minutesSix additional workers were assigned to the road overseen by Daniel Duncan.
- Court minutesJacob Black brought a debt claim against Hugh Quinn.
- Court minutesThe court apprenticed James Roney to Frederick Albert Black.
